used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
Cañon
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From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
GarynounUS /ˈɡeri/
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
Johnnywater
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From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
mentallyadverbUS /ˈmentəli/
in your mind
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
mineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
mineralogynounUS /ˌmɪnərˈɑːlədʒi/
the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
mineralsnounUS /ˈmɪnərəlz/
plural of “mineral” — solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
on one occasion
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
picturingnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/
visual imagery
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
prospectingverbUS /ˌprɔːˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “prospect” — search for something desirable
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
a male human offspring
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
carry out
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
visualizedadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʒwəlaɪzd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
visualizingverbUS /ˈvɪʒwəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “visualize” — imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
From this reading The man he was mentally visualizing seemed to be of the type of miner who goes prospecting through the desert.
Waddell
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From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought that he was picturing Waddell, and it occurred to him that Waddell might have been mining a little in Johnnywater Cañon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Johnnywater Cañon certainly held mineral possibilities, if one were to judge by the rock formation and the general look of the cañon walls.
which person or people
From this reading Gary visualized him as being the man who had built this cabin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gary himself had once known something about minerals, his dad having sent him to take a course in mineralogy at Denver with a view to making of his son a respectable mining engineer.
