used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
anew
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
bouldernounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
placed crosswise
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
expedientadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/
serving to promote your interest
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
set up or found
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
keen-eyedadjective
having keen eyesight
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
MAGERSFONTEIN
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From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
engage in
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
recoursenounUS /ˈriːkɔːrs/
act of turning to for assistance
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
in the near future
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
toilsomeadjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading It was toilsome work.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
precisely as stated
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They kept, as well as they could judge, a mile from the road, but it was a very rough piece of country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Fortunately the night was starlit, and this enabled them to keep their direction without having recourse to the dangerous expedient of striking a match.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was toilsome work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were steep hills to climb and descend, tracts of boulder and rock to be crossed, and had it not been for the keen-eyed native, Yorke would have found it impossible to make his way.
Yorke
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From this reading MAGERSFONTEIN AS soon as it was quite dark, Yorke and his companion were again on their way.
