used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
anew
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
at or in the front
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
bobbingverbUS /ˈbɑːbɪŋ/
inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
disclosedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskloʊzd/
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
distractedlyadverb
in a distracted manner
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
flickeringadjectiveUS /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/
shining unsteadily
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE GOOD WORLD!
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
immediately past
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
master-miners
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From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the force of workers available
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
and nothing more
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
propnounUS /prɑːp/
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
with speed
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
reappearedverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrd/
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
cut with a saw
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD WORLD!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us go up to the face of the room and see it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
wedgenounUS /wedʒ/
any shape that is triangular in cross section
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The four lights ahead had reappeared again and were bobbing about distractedly, and as they went forward toward them through a cloud of acrid smoke, she saw two men rapidly filling a mine car, while the other two were busy setting a new prop under the roof.
a Caucasian
From this reading “It was only a blast,” said Lambert, smiling down into the white face his flickering lamp disclosed to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading These last two were the master-miners, her guide told her, and she watched them with interest while they set a post of hard wood upright and secured it in place by driving a broad wedge between it and the roof.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE GOOD WORLD!
