used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
confined by bonds
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He wondered if he could use this.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
fibrenounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought for a long while.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered if he could use this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
located inward
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
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 He thought for a long while.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
others
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From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
cut with a saw
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
in the near future
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wondered if he could use this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought for a long while.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
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 In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
the act of using
From this reading He wondered if he could use this.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading But he soon saw that the vines did not give a smooth surface.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He thought for a long while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered if he could use this.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading He stripped away the outer bark from the tree, which before had yielded him a fibre for his hat, and pulled off the long, smooth pieces of the inner bark.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In his garden at home his father had sometimes bound up the young trees with the soft inner bark of others.
