used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
Cañon
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From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
a period of 100 years
From this reading NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
chasmnounUS /ˈkæzəm/
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
ColoradonounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
set up or found
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
highest in quality
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
ten 10s
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
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 It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
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 Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
not any; not one
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
numberingnounUS /ˈnʌmbərɪŋ/
a numbered list
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
try to get or reach
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
TravelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
which person or people
From this reading Many of those who seek and love earth's greatest scenery have declared that they found it at the Grand Cañon of Arizona.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It is more than two hundred miles long, including Marble Cañon, is from ten to thirteen miles wide in the granite gorge section, and is more than a mile deep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona, is indeed a world wonder, and there is no other chasm in the world worthy to be compared with it.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Travelers flock to it from the ends of the earth, though the majority of the visitors, numbering every year about a hundred thousand, are Americans.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
