used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
barnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
bivouacked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
BruinnounUS /ˈbruːɪn/
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
many times at short intervals
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
the act of departing
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
haystacksnounUS /ˈheɪstæks/
plural of “haystack” — a stack of hay
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
marketingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkətɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
and nothing more
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
morrow's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
Pedro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
bring forth or yield
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
except for; apart from
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading The great shaggy beast and the little dark man slept in one bed, as it were.
shedsnounUS /ʃedz/
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some nights they slept in haystacks, or in old barns.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
trampsnounUS /træmpz/
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
VAGABONDSnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːndz/
plural of “vagabond” — anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Sometimes they crawled into wagon sheds and slept upon loads of grain or produce that had been gotten ready for the morrow's marketing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading More frequently they bivouacked in the open, under the blue canopy of heaven, merely sheltered a little by a friendly spruce or pine, with the silver moon for a lamp, and the bright stars for candles.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE VAGABONDS Pedro and Black Bruin were vagabonds, going up and down the country as the spirit moved them, living like two tramps without home, shelter or friends, save as they made them by the way.
