Chapter XVI · Opening Up the Jungle

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

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

later than; following

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

From this reading So a compromise was effected.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

settled securely and unconditionally

From this reading So a compromise was effected.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

being four more than fifty

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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 The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

the force of workers available

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

above and across; more than

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

more desirable than another

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

past form of “simmer” — boil slowly at low temperature

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So a compromise was effected.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

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

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

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

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

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

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.

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

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

which person or people

From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.

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

From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.