Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The flat contained an Indian village.

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

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

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

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

completely unclothed

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

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From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

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From this reading "The unexplored river!" cried Clare.

gotten under control

From this reading The flat contained an Indian village.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "The unexplored river!" cried Clare.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading "How exciting!

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading The flat contained an Indian village.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

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From this reading "How exciting!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The flat contained an Indian village.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

used of a height or viewpoint

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

a relatively flat highland

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

-ing form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

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

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

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

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

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 THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

not yet discovered

From this reading "The unexplored river!" cried Clare.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The flat contained an Indian village.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Here we are!" said Stonor, reining up.

plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE KAKISAS On the afternoon of the fourth day they suddenly issued out of big timber to find themselves at the edge of a plateau overlooking a shallow green valley, bare of trees in this place, and bisected by a smoothly-flowing brown river bordered with willows.