Chapter VIII

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

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

quickly and without warning

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

from one side of something to the other

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

later than; following

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

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

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

at any time

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

set up or found

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading They gripped hands, smiling rather grimly.

inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly

From this reading They gripped hands, smiling rather grimly.

an established custom

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading They gripped hands, smiling rather grimly.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

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

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

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 Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

pass into a specified state or condition

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

the sound of laughing

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

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 They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

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 They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

not any; not one

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

propel with a paddle

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

on the contrary

From this reading They gripped hands, smiling rather grimly.

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

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

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading They gripped hands, smiling rather grimly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

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

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

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

From this reading They gripped hands, smiling rather grimly.

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

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

up to a particular time

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

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

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

at the time that

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”

in or at the place that

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

a Caucasian

From this reading They made a miserable, fireless camp, and went back the next day, carrying canoe and supplies, in four toilsome trips, across the hills; repacking and relaunching the second day on a new lake, where in all probability no white man—but one—had ever before dipped paddle.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading They had been in the wilderness so long that they had fallen into the habit of carrying on conversations as if the lapse of two or three days had been as many minutes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Not till we’ve found our river,” cried Barrett, with half a laugh and half a curse.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Barrett knew to what Lemaire referred when he said abruptly, “After all, it isn’t as if you were ignorant of the risks.”