used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
put or send forth
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
divisible by two
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Yet the game was not over.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
half-expired
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From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
not any; not one
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
on one occasion
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet the game was not over.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
move upward
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
not in physical motion
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
supposableadjective
capable of being inferred on slight grounds
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was supposable that this might be the place of places for fish.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
two times
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
wadedverbUS /ˈweɪdɪd/
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading The guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
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 guide leaped and waded to a smooth, commanding stone and cast--once--twice, out over the twisting water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Five fish in five minutes were still possible, if small.
at the time that
From this reading The time was more than half-expired when we reached the foot of the run, and still no fish, not even a rise.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the game was not over.
