adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
Agathemer
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From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
barleynounUS /ˈbɑːrli/
a grain of barley
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
beddedadjectiveUS /ˈbedɪd/
deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
bottomedadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːtəmd/
having a bottom of a specified character
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
bread-making
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tried, but merely wasted flour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
crocknounUS /krɑːk/
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading He tried, but merely wasted flour.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
hand-mills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried, but merely wasted flour.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
labornounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading He tried, but merely wasted flour.
MOUNTAINSnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
peckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/
filled with satisfaction
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
screenedverbUS /skriːnd/
past form of “screen” — test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
soakverbUS /soʊk/
submerge in a liquid
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
store-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried, but merely wasted flour.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading He tried, but merely wasted flour.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
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 He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He screened a peck or so of barley, put it to soak in a crock, and then, when it was swelled, put it in a crock or flat- bottomed jar, with just enough water to cover it, and bedded this in the hot coals by the edge of the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And both of us hated the wearisome labor of grinding grain in either of the rough hand-mills which were in the store-house.
WINTERnounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS Neither Agathemer nor I knew anything about bread-making.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found a means of keeping us well fed, satisfied and looking forward to the next meal with pleasure.
