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From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
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From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have had a terrible voyage.
(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 A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
lacking funds
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
dearly loved
From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
endangeringverbUS /enˈdeɪndʒərɪŋ/
-ing form of “endanger” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had a terrible voyage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had a terrible voyage.
an opening into or through something
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
provoking horror
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
hurtingnounUS /ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
Lapierre
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From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
mid-ocean
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From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _June 25, '02._ My dear M. Lapierre:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
precisely, exactly
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
sicadverbUS /sɪk/
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A horrible storm broke loose in mid-ocean, endangering all our lives....
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading We have had a terrible voyage.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
tibianounUS /ˈtɪbiə/
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We have had a terrible voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The waves, like mountains, threatened every instant to swallow us all; the spectacle was terrifying.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I fell from the top of the stairs 'way down into the hole (_sic_), hurting my right leg in the centre of the tibia bone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had a terrible voyage.
