AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
Backa
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From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
donkeysnounUS /ˈdɑːŋkiz/
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
filedverbUS /faɪld/
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
forage-caps
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From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
gold-trimmed
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From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
jauntyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔːnti/
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
light-blueadjective
of a light shade of blue
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
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 The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
Soudanese
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From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
squelchedadjectiveUS /skweltʃt/
subdued or overcome
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
stern-wheeler
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From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
Stoppa
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From this reading “Stoppa!
possessing sweep
From this reading The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Backa!” cried the native pilot to the European engineer.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Above them, on the top of the bank, was ranged the line of donkeys, and the air was full of the clamour of the boys.
uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
zouave
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From this reading The long gangway was thrown across, and the six tall soldiers of the Soudanese escort filed along it, their light-blue gold-trimmed zouave uniforms, and their jaunty yellow and red forage-caps, showing up bravely in the clear morning light.
