Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

(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 So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

the amount that many barrels might hold

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

get or gather together

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

wood used for fuel

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

set up or found

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

come to pass

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

draw slowly or heavily

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

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 Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the force of workers available

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

make reference to

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

not any; not one

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

in a cheerful manner

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

in a productive way

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the possibility of future success

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

cut with a saw

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

a small and inadequate amount

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz

From this reading SWARMING.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

in or at that place or location

From this reading So far, there seems to be no scarcity of employment for all hands, neither is there any prospect of it.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The barrels are put upon sleds and hauled by the men themselves, or by the dogs if they happen to be here, and are not at work.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading For the men there is always the beach-wood to collect, haul and saw up into firewood, not to mention the splitting with an axe, which is, I believe, as hard work as any of it, and there is water to bring in barrels each day or two from Chinik Creek, a mile away, for drinking and cooking purposes.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Arctic explorers have always found it a difficult matter to keep pleasantly and profitably employed during the long winter months, and I have often wondered how it would be with ourselves.