aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you heard anything about them?"
towards the shore from the water
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
COLOMBIAnounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/
a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
driversnounUS /ˈdraɪvərz/
plural of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard anything about them?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Have you heard anything about them?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
a message received and understood
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
laconicallyadverb
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading She replied laconically, "No, Señor."
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
LLANOSnounUS /ˈlɑːnoʊz/
plural of “llano” — an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
matronnounUS /ˈmeɪtrən/
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
not any; not one
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading She replied laconically, "No, Señor."
sablenounUS /ˈseɪbəl/
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
Señor
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From this reading She replied laconically, "No, Señor."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She replied laconically, "No, Señor."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Have you heard anything about them?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LLANOS OF COLOMBIA No sooner had our launch reached the landing place, than we bounded ashore, eager for information about our mules and their drivers.
which person or people
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We asked the sable matron who, with her equally sable daughters, waited at the brink to greet us, if the mules had come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard anything about them?"
