used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN WEST'S EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
else
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From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading BEN WEST'S EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEN WEST'S EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
KLONDIKEnounUS /ˈklɑːndaɪk/
a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
From this reading BEN WEST'S EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
the force of workers available
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
unusual or striking
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEN WEST'S EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He met many men on his journey, some of them having had most remarkable experience in mining and everything else.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he was on the lookout to see if he could find one or two men of experience.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.
WEST'SnounUS /wests/
possessive form of “west” — the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading BEN WEST'S EXPERIENCE IN THE KLONDIKE.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He realized that whatever ability he possessed for making his way in that country, he lacked experience as a miner.
