used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
anew
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
(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 “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
take in solid food
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “I reckon the ghosts all exist in that storekeeper’s imagination.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading _Nat’s Fortune_.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “I reckon the ghosts all exist in that storekeeper’s imagination.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “I reckon the ghosts all exist in that storekeeper’s imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
Nat
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From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
Nat's
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From this reading _Nat’s Fortune_.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
pick-ax
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From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
quitverbUS /kwɪt/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon the ghosts all exist in that storekeeper’s imagination.
possessing material wealth
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
storekeeper's
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From this reading “I reckon the ghosts all exist in that storekeeper’s imagination.
carry out
From this reading Now I must take a good look at that rock again, eat some crackers and cheese and go down after that spade and pick-ax.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I reckon the ghosts all exist in that storekeeper’s imagination.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading By this time tomorrow I shall be a rich man.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
(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 “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Well, sir, I have slept all night in these woods alone and there has no ghost been near to warn me that I had better quit my search and go home,” said Nat, sitting up on his bed of boughs and rubbing his eyes.
