used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
(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 There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
CANYONnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
Chiquito
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From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
ColoradonounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
How
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From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
temporary military shelter
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
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 SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
mineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
ploughnounUS /plaʊ/
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
prospectornounUS /ˈprɔːspektər/
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
RionounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
SIGNALLINGverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
thirty-mile
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From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
turbidadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbɪd/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
turquoise-tinted
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From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading How many memories it recalled--and how different it seemed to our previous visit there!
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
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 Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Then, the high water was on, and the turquoise-tinted mineral water of the Colorado Chiquito was backed up by the turbid flood waters of the Rio Colorado, forty feet or more above the present level.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SIGNALLING OUR CANYON HOME How long we had waited for this view!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now it was a rapid stream, throwing itself with wild abandon over the rocks and into the Colorado.
a late time of life
From this reading There was the same deserted stone hut, built by a French prospector, many years before, and a plough that he had packed in over a thirty-mile trail--the most difficult one in all this rugged region!
