used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DANGEROUS COMPANION.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading A DANGEROUS COMPANION.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading A DANGEROUS COMPANION.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
divisible by two
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
hottestadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːtəst/
superlative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
ten 10s
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
in the near future
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
unbrokenly
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
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 They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
at the time that
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
