12th
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From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
anew
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once our troubles began.
back-whirl
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From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At once our troubles began.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
CastingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
Cañon
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From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
without deviation
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
eddyverbUS /ˈedi/
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
foamingadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
on one occasion
From this reading At once our troubles began.
others
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From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At once our troubles began.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
the possibility of future success
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Casting off from camp, on the morning of the 12th, we pushed right into the mouth of the cañon.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
move hurridly
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the centre ran a rush of water that nothing could stem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading At once our troubles began.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
unhopedadjective
so unexpected as to have not been imagined
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
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 The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
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 steep walls of smooth rock rose directly out of the water--sometimes washed by a torrent, at others beaten by a back-whirl and foaming eddy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Black Cañon.--An ugly prospect.--The vanished boat.--We struggle on.--A forlorn hope.--We fail again.--An unhoped for meeting and a feast of joy.--The Black Cañon conquered.
