used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Keep back; the water is coming up the shaft.
cranedverbUS /kreɪnd/
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
geyserverbUS /ˈɡaɪzər/
to overflow like a geyser
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Keep back; the water is coming up the shaft.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
RutledgenounUS /ˈrʌtlɪdʒ/
United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
SHAFTnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Keep back!" he shouted, as some of the men crowded about him.
in the near future
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
spoutingadjectiveUS /ˈspaʊtɪŋ/
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
having a supporting base
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
superintendentnounUS /ˌsuːpərənˈtendənt/
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
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 "Keep back; the water is coming up the shaft.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
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From this reading We'll soon have a spouting geyser, at this rate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
windlassnounUS /ˈwɪndləs/
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
From this reading AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT Rutledge was standing by the windlass as the cage drew slowly up into the light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men sprang out, not forgetting to lift me out with them, and the superintendent craned his neck, looking down into the black hole from which we had ascended.
