used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
carefully weighed
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
divisible by two
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
FAMINEnounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
FROSTnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
frostedadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːstəd/
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
immediately past
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
most important element
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
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 FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
the force of workers available
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
the middle of the day
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so Pike.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
PikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Not so Pike.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
snowstormnounUS /ˈsnoʊstɔːrm/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so Pike.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had at last come to the real hardships of our voyage.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
Western-bred
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From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, which was the last of November, our entire party marched on up the main stream, in the thick of a heavy snowstorm.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the week two or three of the men suffered frosted feet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FAMINE AND FROST Many even of our Western-bred officers would have considered themselves justified in lying about camp for at least a day after such a trip.
