20th
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From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
BARRENadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was as if we were coming into a hidden country.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was as if we were coming into a hidden country.
expectancynounUS /ɪkˈspektənsi/
an expectation
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
GROUNDnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
GroundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading It was as if we were coming into a hidden country.
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From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
HubbardnounUS /ˈhʌbərd/
a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was as if we were coming into a hidden country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
Montagnais
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
PEOPLEnounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
privilegenounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒ/
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARREN GROUND PEOPLE On Sunday morning, August 20th, I awoke in a state of expectancy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It seemed this morning as if something unusual must happen.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if we were coming into a hidden country.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had slept three times since leaving the Montagnais camp, and unless the Barren Grounds People were not now in their accustomed camping place, we ought to see them before night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many thoughts came of how greatly Mr. Hubbard had wished to see them, and what a privilege he would have thought it to be able to visit them.
