used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
abyssnounUS /əˈbɪs/
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
in the past
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
ASCENTnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
the lower side of anything
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
bushmannounUS /ˈbʊʃmən/
nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
set up or found
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
harrowingadjectiveUS /ˈheroʊɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
HIGHLANDnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
intense and profound fear
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
Kaietuk
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From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
kitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON: _Romance_.
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 Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
engage in
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
Menzies
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From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
midstreamnounUS /ˈmɪdstriːm/
the middle of a stream
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
Potaro
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From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
proximitynounUS /prɑːkˈsɪməti/
the property of being close together
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
punt-pole
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From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON: _Romance_.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
rapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON: _Romance_.
SAVANNAHS
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From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
starting-point
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From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON: _Romance_.
successive (without a break)
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
undesirableadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
not wanted
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
upstreamadjectiveUS /ˈʌpˈstriːm/
in the direction against a stream's current
From this reading In the long, straight reach of the Potaro, immediately above Kaietuk, there are several rapids; and the dangerous proximity of the Kaietuk abyss itself makes this stretch of the river an undesirable starting-point for an upstream journey.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
at the time that
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When out in midstream, he found to his horror that his punt-pole would not touch bottom, and the raft began to drift in the direction of the waterfall.
a late time of life
From this reading Mr. Menzies told us a harrowing tale of a bushman who years ago, wishing to cross from the right to the left bank of the Potaro in this reach, made a raft to ferry himself and his kit over the river.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ASCENT TO THE HIGHLAND SAVANNAHS I will make a palace, fit for you and me Of green days in forests.
