used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
in addition
From this reading Joe also cooked his dinner when he returned at night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading Joe also cooked his dinner when he returned at night.
crevassenounUS /krəˈvæs/
a deep fissure
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
travel across or pass over
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Joe also cooked his dinner when he returned at night.
Dr
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From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
Grinnell
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From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
hikersnounUS /ˈhaɪkərz/
plural of “hiker” — a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
Joe
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From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
immediately past
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
loafingnoun
having no employment
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
take the midday meal
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Joe also cooked his dinner when he returned at night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
in the near future
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
on the contrary
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Joe also cooked his dinner when he returned at night.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
a strong line
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
male cat
From this reading The next day, he said, would be his last, and he insisted that Tom go with him up on Grinnell Glacier.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
waked
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From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
We'll
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From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
at the time that
From this reading Joe also cooked his dinner when he returned at night.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe did his best, and then put up some lunch for him, and he went off presently in better spirits, to spend the day, as he put it, "loafing with the wild flowers and inviting my soul."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their Camp, "Camp Kent" The next morning Dr. Kent arrived, rather cross, at the boys' camp, for the hikers had waked him up early, and he told Joe nothing but a good breakfast would set the world right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We'll have a little more practice with the rope," he said, "and you can see if you can tumble into a crevasse the way your friend Joe did."
