used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
highly skilled
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
clamorousadjective
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
ColumbianadjectiveUS /ˌkoʊˈlʌmbiən/
of or relating to Christopher Columbus
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
conifersnounUS /ˈkɑːnəfərz/
plural of “conifer” — any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
ebonynounUS /ˈebəni/
a very dark black
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
in or to another place
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
frettedadjectiveUS /ˈfretɪd/
having frets
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
fretworknoun
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
GEOFFREY
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From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
glaciersnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
gullynounUS /ˈɡʌli/
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
Julius
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From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
roused to anger
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
precipitousadjectiveUS /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
Savine
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From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
smooth-scarped
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From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
snowsnounUS /snoʊz/
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
spray-drenched
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From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
TESTSnounUS /tests/
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
Thurston
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From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
Thurston's
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From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
very small
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
two-hundred-foot
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From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The water was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Elsewhere the rocks had been rubbed into smooth walls, between which the river had fretted out its channel during countless ages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
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 was coming down in a mad green flood, for the higher snows had melted fast under the autumn sun, and the clay beneath the glaciers had stained it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
at the time that
From this reading GEOFFREY TESTS HIS FATE It was a lowering afternoon in the Fall, when Thurston and Julius Savine stood talking together upon a spray-drenched ledge in the depths of a British Columbian canyon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the crest of the smooth-scarped hillside, which stretched back from the sheer face of rock far overhead, stood what looked like a tiny fretwork in ebony, and consisted of two-hundred-foot conifers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Here and there a clamorous torrent had worn out a gully, and, with Thurston's assistance, Savine had accomplished the descent of one of the less precipitous.
