(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They smiled at the eagerness of all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They smiled at the eagerness of all.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
Brabos
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From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading They smiled at the eagerness of all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
Jim
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From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
and nothing more
From this reading They were just like boys.
the act of departing
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They were just like boys.
come together
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW TOWN SITE.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
the middle of the day
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
packagenounUS /ˈpækədʒ/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
done under pressure
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
SAWMILLnounUS /ˈsɔːmɪl/
a large sawing machine
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
SITEnounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading THE NEW TOWN SITE.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading They smiled at the eagerness of all.
Suros
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From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW TOWN SITE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They smiled at the eagerness of all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE NEW TOWN SITE.
create by training and teaching
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
Uraso
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From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
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 WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were just like boys.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The warriors, together with the chiefs, and the two boys, Jim and Will, rushed to meet them, leaving the Professor and Chief Suros almost deserted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WATER WHEEL AND THE SAWMILL The Professor and his party immediately left for the Brabos' village, and before noon of the next day, Uraso, with the wagons and package train, came in sight.
