Chapter VI

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

From this reading But a great flood came.

in the past

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

(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 Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

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

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

any thing at all

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a great flood came.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But a great flood came.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

apart from; not including

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

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

From this reading But a great flood came.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But a great flood came.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

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 Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

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

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

above and across; more than

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

only a very short time before

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

possessing sweep

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

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

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

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

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

of the highest quality

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

up to a particular time

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

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

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading Then the snow was washed from the hills, and the rivers and creeks overflowed their banks, and swept over the country.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading There was scarcely anything to be seen except the tops of the tallest trees sticking out of the waters that covered the land.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For weeks it rained all day and all night, until nearly all the plains were great swamps.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Long ago, black people were scattered all over the earth, and the forests and plains were full of them.