used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
anew
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
(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 The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
from appearances alone
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
beyant
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From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
lacking funds
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
carpet's
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From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
coilsnounUS /kɔɪlz/
plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
dipsnounUS /dɪps/
plural of “dip” — a depression in an otherwise level surface
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
let fall to the ground
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
divisible by two
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
at any time
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
FognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
a state of high honor
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
knolls
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From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
held up in the air
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
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 Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
obliteratingverbUS /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “obliterate” — mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
reeked
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From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
move upward
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
sea'snounUS /siːz/
possessive form of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ever and again one could see across and along, under the fog, as a man on hands and knees might, lifting a carpet's edge, look along the floor.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
transport commercially
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
vapournoun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
a vivid mental image
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fog reeked and rolled round the ship, and there was a swell on the sea.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The sea's surface seemed covered by a film, and the swell moved under it, a film that the _Glory_ broke as she loomed along, sliding her nose up and down, many feet to the rise, many feet to the drop, advancing all the while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under the fog it moved, with knolls and valleys, high and low, regular and apparently everlasting as those rolls and dips of green grazing land from Rocky Mountain House down to the Little Missouri--that country "beyant," whence came the cattle.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading But even that was a doubtful kind of vision, with shifting and obliterating coils of vapour, so that even if the fog lifted for a yard or two it seemed as if the sea steamed below the lifted fog.
