used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
(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 On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
clustersnounUS /ˈklʌstərz/
plural of “cluster” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
the organ of sight
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
set up or found
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
kindlingnounUS /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/
material for starting a fire
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
RotterdamnounUS /ˈrɑːtərdæm/
the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
transport commercially
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At sunrise the next morning I climbed on deck, and found the ship steaming slowly through a peaceful canal.
very small
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Three days later I took passage to London, and that same afternoon sailed for Rotterdam.
directed up
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
precisely as stated
From this reading Here and there a peasant, looking very tiny from our high deck, crawled along over the flat meadows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides were flat plains, stretching as far as the eye could see.
a Caucasian
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far below us were clusters of squat cottages with the white smoke of kindling fires curling slowly upward from their chimneys.
