used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
(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 Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
Cho-gay
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From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
let fall to the ground
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
eagle'snounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
else
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From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
only a very short time before
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
not any; not one
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
in the near future
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
with speed
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
slicknounUS /slɪk/
a slippery smoothness
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
not in physical motion
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
in a swift manner
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
Timbertangle
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From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Presently all Timbertangle lay beneath them, a great mass of tangled, brown tree tops, with here and there a bald knob of mountain rising above them.
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 It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
UP-ABOVE
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From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a queer sensation to feel the earth drop away from beneath him, as they rose swiftly into the air from the rock shelf of his cave, and the rocks and trees seemed to sink down to the ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
which person or people
From this reading Cho-gay could hardly realize that it was _he_ who was rising above the earth, he seemed to stay still and everything else to move.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading IN THE UP-ABOVE COUNTRY Cho-gay climbed as quickly as possible to the broad back of the eagle and made himself comfortable between the great wings.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had to lie forward on his stomach, with his arms around the eagle’s neck, as the smooth feathers, though warm, were very slick and he had no wish to slide off.
