Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

anew

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

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

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

plural of “beard” — the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

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From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

causing dejection

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

at any time

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

plural of “fraud” — intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

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

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

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

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

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 We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

precisely, exactly

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

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

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

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

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

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

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

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

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE dasn't stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

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

From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.