used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly," said the leader of their party.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
downhilladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/
sloping down rather steeply
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "More than a thousand feet.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
Fraser
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From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading "Certainly," said the leader of their party.
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 "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More than a thousand feet.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Certainly," said the leader of their party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Certainly," said the leader of their party.
go across or through
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
RobverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "More than a thousand feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Certainly," said the leader of their party.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "More than a thousand feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
trickleverbUS /ˈtrɪkəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading And in that thousand feet the Fraser has grown from a trickle to a great river--in fifty miles downhill."
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must have come down quite a way," said Rob, "since we left the pass."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well, I can see," said Rob, looking about the pleasant valley which lay before them, "that this is a good place for a town."
